Best major for those unsure about medicine?

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Right now I want to do medicine, but I have a habit of changing my mind about career options, so I would like to prevent the disaster of going to college for bio, changing my mind about medicine, and having to start over with a new major. Or even go through the hassle of changing majors. I'm about to apply for college so I feel like I could prevent this, but I'm running out of time to decide. I would do engineering (biomed or chemical) but I don't want it to prevent me from even having the possibility of going to medical school (low gpa, no time for ECs).
So, in your opinion, (and I know there's not going to be a perfect one) what would be the best major for having job prospects if I change my mind/don't get in, but would also not be extremely difficult to get a good gpa and have time for ECs so that I'd still have a good chance at med school?
I wouldn't mind getting a master's, but I'm not really interested in teaching or doing research/writing books as a job for the rest of my life so a phd in bio wouldn't really be that great for me.
just throwing this out there - any opinions on a business major?
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Go for what you're interested in, whether engineering or business. You can work hard to get a good GPA and still have time for ECs.

No matter what, you're probably going to have to fulfill a science requirement, so make sure you take the for-major classes that'll act as your pre-reqs if you do decide to pursue medicine.

Also, go do some volunteering at a hospital or clinic; that will really help you know if medicine is what you want to do.
 
mandm2 said:
Right now I want to do medicine, but I have a habit of changing my mind about career options, so I would like to prevent the disaster of going to college for bio, changing my mind about medicine, and having to start over with a new major. Or even go through the hassle of changing majors. I'm about to apply for college so I feel like I could prevent this, but I'm running out of time to decide. I would do engineering (biomed or chemical) but I don't want it to prevent me from even having the possibility of going to medical school (low gpa, no time for ECs).
So, in your opinion, (and I know there's not going to be a perfect one) what would be the best major for having job prospects if I change my mind/don't get in, but would also not be extremely difficult to get a good gpa and have time for ECs so that I'd still have a good chance at med school?
I wouldn't mind getting a master's, but I'm not really interested in teaching or doing research/writing books as a job for the rest of my life so a phd in bio wouldn't really be that great for me.
just throwing this out there - any opinions on a business major?
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My first semester in college I took a nutrition class and loved it, so I'm majoring in that. I knew I wanted to do something in the sciences, and my goal evolved from dietetics to PA, then eventually to medicine.
 
I had a big problem with this sophomore year because I jumped into difficult classes freshmen year and couldn't handle the course load. I ditched pre-med/bio and only took basics but along the way "picked" so many majors like anthropology, international affairs, pre-law, accounting...it was sad to see myself changing my mind so much. But eventually I got back to pre-med and biochem and am set on it.

My best advice is to either pick something you know you love OR be undecided for a semester....take some classes including a science like bio or gen chem and see how you like it. By taking mostly basics in the beginning, you wan't impede yourself if you have a change of heart.

In reality, you can do any major you want and still fulfill the pre-med prereqs and not do a science major....though it'd likely involve summer classes.
 
Not much you can do to become "sure" of medicine. Volunteering, you don't get to see a whole lot. Shadowing, just standing there not really knowing what's going on, feels very different from talking to the patient yourself and coming up with the treatment. You don't really get much exposure to medicine until 3rd year of medical school. That's too bad.

If you want to know what medicine is about, you can watch those TV shows. It's the best data you've got at this point.

It doesn't matter what major you pick because none of them have much to do with medicine.
 
The answer is always "what you actually enjoy." History doesn't teach you many job-specific skills, but someone who can get into the swing of it with a passion can canoodle something out of it with a little creativity.

But if you just want an assurance that you'll have a job no matter what if you decide halfway through your junior year that medicine isn't for you, go for clinical lab science, chemistry, or engineering. Much harder to keep grades up to keep medicine an option, but most of them have job offers before they graduate. I can't speak for business, haven't touched that area with a 40ft pole.
 
I'm doing alright with my Math degree so far. 😀

It's all about what you want though. The question should be, "If I didn't get to be a physician, what would I want to do?"

For me, that's being an actuary or teaching math at a university level. Other people will have different answers. I started out as a Biochemistry major and then decided that if professional school flopped I'd be pretty much done for. So after switching in the science department for a while I went to Math. And I don't regret it at all.

Also, be sure it's something you enjoy. Things that people like tend to be their strengths and it will help you immensely when it comes to keeping a solid GPA.

Best of luck to you!
 
Do whatever will help you get a job. I hate when counselors tell you to do whatever you like and then kids end up with degrees that can't lend them any decent jobs whatsoever.
 
Conflagration said:
I'm doing alright with my Math degree so far. 😀

It's all about what you want though. The question should be, "If I didn't get to be a physician, what would I want to do?"

For me, that's being an actuary or teaching math at a university level. Other people will have different answers. I started out as a Biochemistry major and then decided that if professional school flopped I'd be pretty much done for. So after switching in the science department for a while I went to Math. And I don't regret it at all.

Also, be sure it's something you enjoy. Things that people like tend to be their strengths and it will help you immensely when it comes to keeping a solid GPA.

Best of luck to you!
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How much do you make teaching math?
 
HoboCommander said:
How much do you make teaching math?
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Teaching is one of those passion-driven careers. One of my best friends is a high school math teacher who has to stretch himself absurdly thin to support a family of six, but he's one of the happiest people I know, because he loves what he does. He's even said he could probably be both happy and financially better off by going into accounting or some such, but he just likes being on 'the front lines,' so to speak. So it's really a matter of where you're happy.
 
HoboCommander said:
How much do you make teaching math?
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You can do alright at the collegiate level. According to the BLS, you can get around 62k. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Education-Training-and-Library/Postsecondary-teachers.htm

Same government website also says high school teaching averages 53k and kindergarten and elementary school teachers can make 51k.

Actuaries make 87k according to BLS.

It's a solid degree.

Also, in my state, I can take the Praxis tests to be certified in more than one area for potential advancement.

I like teaching- I like the sort of feeling of accomplishment I get when I help somebody understand a concept. But I think I'd very quickly burn out in the public school system due to the general apathy of most students. At least in college you know that they at least have to care enough about their seat that they're paying for it.
 
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thanks everyone for the responses!
Urnathok said:
The answer is always "what you actually enjoy."
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Conflagration said:
It's all about what you want though. The question should be, "If I didn't get to be a physician, what would I want to do?"
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I agree that I should just pick something that I enjoy. Problem is I don't know what I enjoy haha. I make pretty much the same grades in all my classes so i can't judge off of that & high school classes don't really go that much in depth.
I have shadowed surgery & clinical and I do like it, it's just that I've decided on many other career options before and changed my mind about it so much to where I can't be sure on any career at this point in my life.
If I didn't get to be a physician, I would want to be a biomedical engineer (so I'd probably major in chem eng and specialize in the biology aspect since everyone says bme undergrad major is not as good as chem eng.)
Anyways, do I chance losing my first goal in order to secure my most ideal back up plan? Or do I go all in for medicine and risk changing my mind and not being able to become a biomedical engineer? (it's extremely difficult to switch from natural sciences to engineering at my state school since engineering is much harder to get into).
Another thing - there's an honor's program at my state school for future health professions and nearly all of the people in it get into med school (internships, research, best profs). BUT they don't accept transfers so if I do engineering and later decide that medicine is for sure for me I could not get into that honors program. I'm guessing it's extremely competitive since it's so amazing (I can't find any data on the accepted students' stats) so there's a big chance I wouldn't get in in the first place. The natural science dept without honors is huge (10,000+ undergrads) so lots of competition for research opps and stuff. Lastly, the way the application goes is you get a first choice, a second choice, and the third choice is automatically undeclared major. I've heard that the engineering dept will not consider you if you put them second & I fear that the nat sci honors program would feel the same way.
 
mandm2 said:
thanks everyone for the responses!
Anyways, do I chance losing my first goal in order to secure my most ideal back up plan? Or do I go all in for medicine and risk changing my mind and not being able to become a biomedical engineer?
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That's the gamble everyone takes. Btw, there are a lot of medical school backups for science majors: dental, PA, pharm, optometry, etc...most pre reqs match up. I went to a big undergrad with many entering pre meds (think 4 lectures of over 300 for general chem). By graduation, most students had changed their minds (whether involuntarily or voluntarily) and pursued other fields.

I think you'll find out, like many before you, whether medicine is right for you early on + whether you are up to the task . That will give you plenty of time to switch to engineering or any other field. Yes, its harder to switch to the engineering school, but chances are if your GPA is shot early on with premed reqs and you don't think you can switch, you wouldn't have been able to handle the harder engineering science classes anyway. Have an open mind, you may fall in love with something else. I can't tell you how many people came in with "I want to be a doctor" and a few years later have found something else they love even more.
 
That's what happens to a good deal of people, to my understanding. Students who did very well in high school figure that the logical next step is a mathematically challenging major like BME or chemical engineering, get hit hard with the grades that ensue, and decide that they're better off sticking to that field where they can still rake in a very spiffy income with a ~3.0 gpa. At least, that's the impression I get from my friends in those majors.

My roommate's a pre-law student who is on the fence about doing a history major to capitalize writing/research skills versus a legal studies major that would secure him a backup as a paralegal if law school falls through. A first year law student advised him that going for history would keep him from dancing on both sides of the fence. Now, that's not the most pragmatic advice, but he does have a point -- if your backup plan is less attractive, that in itself isn't a bad incentive to work harder for the best outcome.

I wouldn't bother with honors, personally. Most med schools will say they don't look at it in a better light than non-honors applicants, and I suspect it's because 'honors' isn't standardized. It may comprise a handful of extra classes and an undergrad thesis, in my case, or it may just boil down to an organization you get to be a part of if you had a spiffy incoming high school GPA. That, and it seems to be a good rule of thumb that anything starting with "Future Healthcare..." or "Pre-professional" is going to be insufferably pretentious.
 
Agreed with those above who say "do what you want".

But, if you are looking for a major which will give you a good chance of a (well-paying) job, I'd have to suggest chemical engineering. It's not something I personally would want to do, but there is always a demand for chemical engineers.

Further, if you go into a job like chemical engineering, and later decide it's not for you, you can always apply to med school again.
 
engineering, business, or physics would be your best bet
 
Nontrad here. I think its good you've figured out that the objective is to do something that you enjoy that can lead to gainful employment and won't tank your GPA. I know way too many people in my college graduating class that wound up with a bio degree and decided not to go to medical school. In my group of friends, the premeds are now working at a factory in something completely unrelated to bio, persuing a masters even though they hate research, one got a nursing degree, one did a phd in virology, and two wound up deciding on pharmacy school after a couple years out working.

My field, Clinical lab science might be a good field for some people. Not a lot of people know about it. Basically a clinical lab scientist is the person who does the diagnostic testing when the docs order labs. some people are under the impression that the blood or whatever just gets sent to a lab, put on an analyzer, and out pops the result, but thats a pretty narrow view and you get to do/learn some pretty interesting stuff. Should include most of your pre reqs, be interesting to someone interested in medicine, challenging but not overly so, and can provide a good paying job with good benefits in most regions if you decide to take a gap year or two or change your mind about medicine. My classmates who've gone to medical school after the degree have felt it was a good choice and gave them a strong foundation since we study so much pathophys along with learning how to do all the diagnostic testing. There can be quite a bit of variety in the types of work that you do. Some downsides can be winding up in a job where they'd rather have staff work short than hire another person to save costs and lack of patient interaction in a larger hospital setting.
 
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Conflagration said:
I'm doing alright with my Math degree so far. 😀

It's all about what you want though. The question should be, "If I didn't get to be a physician, what would I want to do?"

For me, that's being an actuary or teaching math at a university level. Other people will have different answers. I started out as a Biochemistry major and then decided that if professional school flopped I'd be pretty much done for. So after switching in the science department for a while I went to Math. And I don't regret it at all.

Also, be sure it's something you enjoy. Things that people like tend to be their strengths and it will help you immensely when it comes to keeping a solid GPA.

Best of luck to you!
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Good for you. That's an amazing backup career. The examination process rivals the USMLE process - the higher exams are probably even harder.
 
mandm2 said:
thanks everyone for the responses!



I agree that I should just pick something that I enjoy. Problem is I don't know what I enjoy haha. I make pretty much the same grades in all my classes so i can't judge off of that & high school classes don't really go that much in depth.
I have shadowed surgery & clinical and I do like it, it's just that I've decided on many other career options before and changed my mind about it so much to where I can't be sure on any career at this point in my life.
If I didn't get to be a physician, I would want to be a biomedical engineer (so I'd probably major in chem eng and specialize in the biology aspect since everyone says bme undergrad major is not as good as chem eng.)
Anyways, do I chance losing my first goal in order to secure my most ideal back up plan? Or do I go all in for medicine and risk changing my mind and not being able to become a biomedical engineer? (it's extremely difficult to switch from natural sciences to engineering at my state school since engineering is much harder to get into).
Another thing - there's an honor's program at my state school for future health professions and nearly all of the people in it get into med school (internships, research, best profs). BUT they don't accept transfers so if I do engineering and later decide that medicine is for sure for me I could not get into that honors program. I'm guessing it's extremely competitive since it's so amazing (I can't find any data on the accepted students' stats) so there's a big chance I wouldn't get in in the first place. The natural science dept without honors is huge (10,000+ undergrads) so lots of competition for research opps and stuff. Lastly, the way the application goes is you get a first choice, a second choice, and the third choice is automatically undeclared major. I've heard that the engineering dept will not consider you if you put them second & I fear that the nat sci honors program would feel the same way.
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A BME BS isn't as useful as a ChemE BS, but the latter sure as hell is a lot harder. Only do this if you really like chemistry.

I would say right now the best choice isn't even ChemE, it's comp sci/comp eng/eecs. There is ALWAYS work for people who know EECS.

Go on a practice job hunt on Monster or something right now and see how many ChemE jobs you can find versus how many EECS jobs you can find - even in biomedical fields.
 
Just do something that you find interesting. Don't be overly concerned about how it will affect your application, and don't pick something just because it can lead to high income. A future career should be something you enjoy doing everyday, so pick something that fits that mold, then take all the med school pre-reqs along with it.
 
mandm2 said:
Right now I want to do medicine, but I have a habit of changing my mind about career options, so I would like to prevent the disaster of going to college for bio, changing my mind about medicine, and having to start over with a new major. Or even go through the hassle of changing majors. I'm about to apply for college so I feel like I could prevent this, but I'm running out of time to decide. I would do engineering (biomed or chemical) but I don't want it to prevent me from even having the possibility of going to medical school (low gpa, no time for ECs).
So, in your opinion, (and I know there's not going to be a perfect one) what would be the best major for having job prospects if I change my mind/don't get in, but would also not be extremely difficult to get a good gpa and have time for ECs so that I'd still have a good chance at med school?
I wouldn't mind getting a master's, but I'm not really interested in teaching or doing research/writing books as a job for the rest of my life so a phd in bio wouldn't really be that great for me.
just throwing this out there - any opinions on a business major?
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To go to med school, you need to: 1. do the prerequisite coursework which is changing soon so check the MSAR (Medical School Admissions Requirements book) or go to AAMC's website. 2. And get at least a 3.5 gpa on a 4.0 scale for the most reasonable chance of getting in to medical school. You might get in with a 3.2 or better, but it will be much more challenging. Without getting into numerous details, science grades count slightly more.

So, as long as you achieve all of that, you can pick whatever major you want.

If I were you, I would narrow my choices in one of the following ways: 1. Decide which majors open doors to alternate careers you would be interested in. (Some science/math ideas: Engineering, if you can keep your grades up, would open the door to being an engineer, patent attorney, or possibly a better orthopedic surgeon. Finance would give you the option of personal finance adviser, hedge fund manager if you are really good, finance attorney, banker, and more.) 2. Decide which majors would enrich your life the most. (I double majored with music because that is something that has given me great happiness in life, and it is how I met most of my friends, -through concerts, bands, etc.)
 
Depends how smart you are. I think the best (based on solid job opportunities) would be chemical engineering. I go to a top school for CE and the new grads are getting offers around the 80k range. A few years down the line, you can make six figures if you play your cards right. However, CE is known as a GPA killer...but if you're hard working and bright this would probably be the best major as a back up plan. Actuary is also a great idea, but you'll have to cram in the sciences during undergrad. Graduating with CE should cover most med school pre reqs already. Cheers!
 
LuciusVorenus said:
A BME BS isn't as useful as a ChemE BS, but the latter sure as hell is a lot harder. Only do this if you really like chemistry.

I would say right now the best choice isn't even ChemE, it's comp sci/comp eng/eecs. There is ALWAYS work for people who know EECS.

Go on a practice job hunt on Monster or something right now and see how many ChemE jobs you can find versus how many EECS jobs you can find - even in biomedical fields.
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Definitely dependent on location...
 
Do whatever interests you.
 
I am an electrical engineering student.

I would discourage doing "what interests you best" or "what you are 'good' at". Engineering is typically a good choice. Biomedical engineering is probably not a good choice, unless you plan on going to graduate school right after you graduate.

I would do something that gets you a well-paying job, so you can always go back to school and strive to get the GPA you need, such as in a formal post-bacc program.

But, first, consult myedu.com for average GPAs and grade spreads for institutions by courses and professors. Do not register for myedu.com via Facebook login. Use a fake name, to maintain privacy.
 
LuciusVorenus said:
A BME BS isn't as useful as a ChemE BS, but the latter sure as hell is a lot harder. Only do this if you really like chemistry.

I would say right now the best choice isn't even ChemE, it's comp sci/comp eng/eecs. There is ALWAYS work for people who know EECS.

Go on a practice job hunt on Monster or something right now and see how many ChemE jobs you can find versus how many EECS jobs you can find - even in biomedical fields.
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I am not going to flame about which major is better.

However, electrical engineering is usually a more solid choice than computer science.

In addition, all of the Stanford computer science courses are available online, so an EE can learn this on their own time.

You have multiple programming courses as an EE and you learn assembly language. The EE courses are more in depth and diverse.
 
mandm2 said:
Right now I want to do medicine, but I have a habit of changing my mind about career options, so I would like to prevent the disaster of going to college for bio, changing my mind about medicine, and having to start over with a new major. Or even go through the hassle of changing majors. I'm about to apply for college so I feel like I could prevent this, but I'm running out of time to decide. I would do engineering (biomed or chemical) but I don't want it to prevent me from even having the possibility of going to medical school (low gpa, no time for ECs).
So, in your opinion, (and I know there's not going to be a perfect one) what would be the best major for having job prospects if I change my mind/don't get in, but would also not be extremely difficult to get a good gpa and have time for ECs so that I'd still have a good chance at med school?
I wouldn't mind getting a master's, but I'm not really interested in teaching or doing research/writing books as a job for the rest of my life so a phd in bio wouldn't really be that great for me.
just throwing this out there - any opinions on a business major?
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Go for computer science. It's an awesome and lucrative field.
 
postbacpremed87 said:
Good for you. That's an amazing backup career. The examination process rivals the USMLE process - the higher exams are probably even harder.
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I'm not saying it'd be easy by any stretch, but I was simply trying to establish that she should pick a major that prepares her for a job she would actually enjoy if medical school doesn't pan out.

I would major in engineering if engineering was an option where I am. But since it's not, I'm majoring in math. And later, if I feel like I should go into engineering, I can chase the Masters after taking some bridge courses. It's not the end of the road.
 
I'm surprised only one other person in this thread has said computer science. I'm going to be graduating next May with a BS in comp sci and it's insane how many places (both big companies and start-ups) need CS majors. It's not an easy major but the payoff is crazy when you're making minimum 50-60k straight out of college. Working with a big company like Microsoft, Google or Epic and you can possibly see a 6 figure salary with just a bachelors.

Even for summer internships, I've seen some classmates get 7-8k stipends plus boarding and airfare covered for them. If you want to have absolute job security go into CS. Engineering would be my second suggestion.
 
mandm2 said:
Right now I want to do medicine, but I have a habit of changing my mind about career options, so I would like to prevent the disaster of going to college for bio, changing my mind about medicine, and having to start over with a new major. Or even go through the hassle of changing majors. I'm about to apply for college so I feel like I could prevent this, but I'm running out of time to decide. I would do engineering (biomed or chemical) but I don't want it to prevent me from even having the possibility of going to medical school (low gpa, no time for ECs).
So, in your opinion, (and I know there's not going to be a perfect one) what would be the best major for having job prospects if I change my mind/don't get in, but would also not be extremely difficult to get a good gpa and have time for ECs so that I'd still have a good chance at med school?
I wouldn't mind getting a master's, but I'm not really interested in teaching or doing research/writing books as a job for the rest of my life so a phd in bio wouldn't really be that great for me.
just throwing this out there - any opinions on a business major?
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depends on what other professions you are choosing between. You mention engineering and I think that's an excellent path. With chem e, biomed e, or even regular mech e you are in good shape for either med school or a good starting salary as an engineer.
 
bunionberry said:
I'm surprised only one other person in this thread has said computer science. I'm going to be graduating next May with a BS in comp sci and it's insane how many places (both big companies and start-ups) need CS majors. It's not an easy major but the payoff is crazy when you're making minimum 50-60k straight out of college. Working with a big company like Microsoft, Google or Epic and you can possibly see a 6 figure salary with just a bachelors.

Even for summer internships, I've seen some classmates get 7-8k stipends plus boarding and airfare covered for them. If you want to have absolute job security go into CS. Engineering would be my second suggestion.
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Curious, which language do you think has been the most useful for you? C?
 
Agent B said:
Not my question, but Java is pretty useful.
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I've noticed most jobs want Java or C/C++ 👍

Honestly OP, you can do whatever major you want and as long as you know the above languages pretty well you'll still be able to find some kind of job :laugh:
 
Double major in bio and CS here. A solid CS person should be able to keep up with the latest trends in programming languages, but my running favorites have been C++, Python, JavaScript (particularly with the rise of Node) and Go. I actually like CS a lot better than bio and have much more CS-related accomplishments than bio. Sometimes it's tempting to sell out and just get a tech job straight away but it's not what I want to do long-term. I think my future niche, besides being a physician, is probably going to be electronic health records / medical data mining.
 
wh2k13 said:
Double major in bio and CS here. A solid CS person should be able to keep up with the latest trends in programming languages, but my running favorites have been C++, Python, JavaScript (particularly with the rise of Node) and Go. I actually like CS a lot better than bio and have much more CS-related accomplishments than bio. Sometimes it's tempting to sell out and just get a tech job straight away but it's not what I want to do long-term. I think my future niche, besides being a physician, is probably going to be electronic health records / medical data mining.
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Python is amazing, but it seems like it doesn't get enough love yet.
 
LuciusVorenus said:
I've noticed most jobs want Java or C/C++ 👍

Honestly OP, you can do whatever major you want and as long as you know the above languages pretty well you'll still be able to find some kind of job :laugh:
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Definitely I find the versatility of Java and C++/C to be very useful... In addition to python (as someone else mentioned), SQL and webdesign languages.
 
LuciusVorenus said:
Curious, which language do you think has been the most useful for you? C?
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Hah, C has been my worst enemy. I would say Java and C++. My university teaches us primarily in Java for intro courses and then C and assembly for the two lower level courses (architecture and operating systems). Prior to those I never got any experience with C, so I had to learn about pointers and references on my own, which sucked immensely.

In the end, it just depends on what part of the field you want to get into. If you like OS/compiler/byte-code development, C and familiarity with x86 architecture will be necessary. Higher level programming or web development, you'll probably just need to know Java, C++ or Python.
 
Do whatever you want. I had the same question during my summer before college. Many freshmen will change their majors, so it doesn't really matter whether you think about it now. You will eventually know what is the best major for you.
 
I am in a difficult situation where I may have to switch to a computer science degree, maybe even entirely online, instead of pursuing electrical engineering at another institution.

It has to do with my health situation, mostly, and the problems that this has brought about. I am starting another very unpleasant treatment soon, for autoimmune disease.

This situation was never my fault though. I always try my best. I am also unsure about medicine, particularly the rigors involved. I know people with similar conditions to me (who do not have a very rare, autoimmune form) who have successfully went to medical school and became doctors, so I know this is possible. But, this is different for everyone.
 
I think Economics is a good route, especially if you are a little bit business minded. It is a social science that makes for a good pre-med degree because many of the concepts you learn can be applied to how you work as a physician. IE you learn about the factors that cause people to make decisions. If not medicine, you can get pretty well paying job in business/wall street and then go on to get an MBA and make pretty good money. Or you can even go into law.
 
bluebillion said:
I think Economics is a good route, especially if you are a little bit business minded. It is a social science that makes for a good pre-med degree because many of the concepts you learn can be applied to how you work as a physician. IE you learn about the factors that cause people to make decisions. If not medicine, you can get pretty well paying job in business/wall street and then go on to get an MBA and make pretty good money. Or you can even go into law.
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A four year econ degree will not get you a job let alone a well paying job in this country. Its a path towards an mba, or medicine or law or whatever professional degree, but its silly to say it has remotely good job prospects.

ManOfRice said:
ChemE
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Notoriously gpa deflating, but excellent job prospects. Tough balance if you want to have a solid backup plan to medical school.
 
I suggest you do PA program so even if you change your mind, you will have a stable job and its medical field related.
 
The Kraken said:
A four year econ degree will not get you a job let alone a well paying job in this country. Its a path towards an mba, or medicine or law or whatever professional degree, but its silly to say it has remotely good job prospects.
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True. But not many degrees barring Engineering guarantee a good job right after school. Almost any decent career these days requires a degree beyond college. Undergraduate today is the equivalent of a high school degree 50 years ago.
 
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